Baltic Republic (Noun)
Meaning
European countries bordering the Baltic Sea.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The three Baltic republics, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, declared their independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
- The Baltic republics have a combined population of around 6.4 million people, with Lithuania being the most populous.
- Estonia is the northernmost of the three Baltic republics, bordering the Gulf of Finland to the north.
- The Baltic republics are all members of the European Union and NATO, having joined in 2004.
- The capital cities of the Baltic republics, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius, are popular tourist destinations in the region.